A well-known television crew was arrested by federal authorities after they attempted to sneak a bomb onto an airplane.

According to NJ.com, at least seven members of the crew were arrested by TSA after the explosive device, which turned out to be fake, was discovered while they tried to pass through the checkpoint. The incident occurred at Newark Liberty International Airport, and that the device had all the makings to appears as if it was really created by terrorists trying to blow up a plane.

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At least seven members of a cable television crew were arrested after they tried to sneak a fake explosive device through a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport, the Transportation Security Administration said Thursday.

A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation said that the team was filming for cable network CNBC, which is based in Englewood Cliffs. The TSA did not release the names of the people they said were arrested, and the Port Authority only said that it was investigating the incident.

A second source said the fake explosive device was a length of PVC pipe with wires sticking out from it. A bomb tech with the TSA determined that the device posed no threat, and that eight people were taken into custody.

A third source, who also asked to not be identified, said the crew was from the Endemol Shine Group, a Dutch production company that contracts with CNBC.

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Absolutely brilliant. Hopefully these idiots get charged for what they did and are punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Investigative journalism is one thing, but causing mass panic at an airport because you’re trying to undermine confidence in the TSA is something entirely different, and these idiots deserve to learn a lesson for it.

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